Shortly after coming back to France, he decided to abandon his career as an economist in order to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing, in Spain.

While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.

The North Korean government is called on to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions immediately, the South Korean president said Wednesday.(UPI - Emerging Threats, 28 August 2013)

Gunmen have stormed Libya's parliament and opened fire, forcing legislators to abandon a vote on the next prime minister, witnesses said.(Sydney Morning Herald - World, 29 April 2014)

The popular rally-racing game comes up with an excellent reason to abandon your family and friends in pursuit of a virtual racing career.(CNET News - Politics and Law, 8 July 2016)

Theresa May says it would be "an act of gross irresponsibility" for the UK to abandon its nuclear weapons as MPs debate renewing Trident.(BBC News - Politics, 18 July 2016)

Photo-sharing service Twitpic said it is shutting down by the end of September after Twitter asked it to abandon its trademark application.(CBC News in CBC News - Technology & Science, 4 September 2014)